Smartphone use and the risk of myopia in adolescents

Smartphone use and the risk of myopia in adolescents - myopia study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON46700

Enrollment

500

Registered

2018-03-06

Start date

2018-10-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-15

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Conditions

myopia nearsightedness

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

12 Years to 17 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Teenagers aged 12 to 16 years old. Written informed consent from participating teenagers and their parents/guardians.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Younger than the age of 12 years or older than the age of 16 years. No written informed consent from the participant or parents/guardians.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary determinant of this study is total and continuous time per day of smartphone use. Primary outcome measures are cycloplegic refractive error provided as spherical equivalent (SE) and myopia (SE worse than -0.50) yes/no.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary determinants are reading distance, screen brightness and illuminance while using the smartphone. Secondary outcome measures are the optical components axial length, corneal curvature, corneal thickness, anterior chamber depth, and lens thickness.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results